Fastener



G. E. GOODRICH.

I FASTENER.

APPLICATION FILED NOV-13,1920.

1,375,693.v Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

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UNITED STATES GEORGE E. GOODRIOH, OF PROVIDENCE, RHODE ISLAND.

FASTENER.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Apr. 26, 1921.

Application led November 13, 1920. Serial No. 423,956.

To all whom t may concern:

Be it known that I, GEORGE E. GrooDRIoH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Providence, in the county of Providence and State of RhodeIsland, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Faseners,of which the following is a specificaion.

This invention relates to garment rfasten ers of the type moreparticularly adapted for use in fastening gloves, shoes7 rubber coatsand other garments; and the object of this invention is to provide sucha fastener with an `adjustable part comprising two members one having aset of ratchet teeth and the other a pawl, said members being slidableone relative to the other and retained in adjusted position by means ofsaid pawl and ratchet, one of said slidable members being permanentlyconnected to one portion of the garment and the other member beingdetachably connected to another portion of the garment whereby themembers of the fastener may be adjusted to draw the parts of the garmenttogether and retain the same in adjusted position.

The nature and advantages of the invention will be better understoodwhen the following detailed description is taken in connection with theaccompanying drawings, the invention residing in the combination andarrangement of parts as claimed.

In the drawings forming part of this specification, like numerals ofreference indicate similar parts in the several views and wherein Figure1 is a perspective view illustrating my improved fastener as having itsmembers somewhat drawn apart, one of said members being releasablyconnected to a catch member which is designed to be permanently securedto a garment.

Fig. 2 is a detail front View of the housing member of the fastener.

Fig. 3 is an end section on line 8-3 of Fig. 2.

Fig. 4 is a perspective view illustrating the slidable plate member ofthe fastener provided with an integral pawl-carrying tongue for engagingthe ratchet teeth of the other member.

Fig. 5 is a plan view of the plate member with the operating buttonremoved.7 illustrating the tooth-engaging pawl on the end of the springtongue.

Fig. 6 is a perspective view showing the catch member of the fastenerwhich is designed to be permanently connected to the edge of the garmentopposite to that to which the extension part is connected.

Vithreference to the drawings, 10 designates the housing member of thefastener which is preferably made in the formof an elongated rectangulartube having an extending portion 11 at one end by which it may beattached to one portion of the garment.

The front plate 12 of this housing member is slotted as at 13 and one ofthe edges is provided with ratchet teeth 14.

The complemental member of the eXtensible portion of this fastener ispreferably made in the form of plate 15 adapted to slide longitudinallyin the housing member. The middle portion of this plate is cut out as at16 leaving a resilient tonguenportion 17 integral at one end 18 to theplate itself while its free end 19 is provided with a pawl-shapedportion 2O to engage the said ratchet teeth of the other member withspring pressure and the outer end of this pawl is provided with a buttonor handle 21 by which the pawl may be disengaged from the ratchet teethfor sliding the plate backward in its housing. The outer end of thisplate is provided with a downwardly-extending neck portion 22 having anenlargement or head 23 which is adapted to fit into a correspondingrecess 24 in the catch member 25 of the fastener, which latter member isadapted to be permanently secured to the edge of a garment opposite tothat to which the adjustable part of the fastener is secured.

In operating my improved garment fastener it is only necessary to securethe housing member to one portion of the garment and the catch member25to another portion of the garment, and then when it is desired to drawthese portions together the neck portion 22 of the sliding plate 15 isconnected in the catch part 25. Then the plate is slid into its housingto draw the parts of the garment more closely together in which positionit is retained by the engagement of the pawl with the ratchet 14.

When the parts of the garment are drawn too tightly together it is onlynecessary to apply the thumb or finger to the button 21 and by pressingit lightly it is caused to disengage the teeth 14 and permit thesemembers to receive a relative longitudinal adjustment, and When it isdesired to re lease the parts entirely it is only necessary to removethe neck portion or' the plate from the catch member 25.

The device is very simple and practical in construction and effective inits operation.

The foregoing description is directed solely toward the constructionillustrated, but I desire it to be understood that I reserve theprivilege of resorting to all the mechanical changes to which the deviceis susceptible, the invention being deiined and limited only by theterms of the appended claims.

I claim:

1. A garment fastener comprising a l1ousing member adapted to bepermanently tastened to one portion of a garment the outer Wall of saidhousing being slotted and the edge of said slot being toothed, acoperating extension plate member slidable in said housing and provided.With a spring tongue carrying a paWl for engaging said teeth toreleasably retain said plate in adjusted position in said housing, andmeans for detachably connecting the plate member to another portion ofthe garment.

2. A garment fastener comprising a housing member, a plate memberslidable in said housing, one of said members being provided with a pawland the other with ratchet means for retaining them in rela tiveadjusted position, means whereby one of said members may be permanentlyconnected vto `a garment, a catch Y member adapted to be permanentlyconnected to another portion ot the garment, and means tor detachablyconnecting one of said adjustable members to said catch member.

A garment fastener comprising` a housing member adapted to belpermanently fastened to one portion of a garment the outer wall of saidhousing being slotted and the edge ot said slot being toothed, acoperating extension plate member slidable in said housing and providedwith a spring tongue having an upturned end forced by the resil iency insaid tongue into engagement with said teeth to releasably retain saidplate in adjusted position in its housing, an operating button on saidend for moving it out oit engagement With said teeth, and means tordetachably connecting the tree end of said plate to another portion ofthe garment.

In testimony whereof I afiiX my signature.

GEORGE E. GOODRICH.

